BEIRUT: Change and Reform bloc MP Neamatallah Abi Nasr Monday criticized the delay in renovating the Jounieh highway, after citizens were stuck in traffic for hours on the main road connecting northern Lebanon with Beirut.
“[We are tired] of demanding that officials both inside and outside of Parliament repair the current highway,” said Abi Nasr in a statement, referring to the coastal road that passes through the city of Jounieh.
He explained that the project was ready to be implemented, and that the money needed – some $83 million, with around $35 million for land purchases – had been secured in December 2012 thanks to a loan from the European Bank.
Abi Nasr also revealed that studies were underway to help create an alternative highway route to absorb some of the traffic that twice daily clogs the road in and out of Beirut.
“This road isn’t only for the citizens of the Kesrouan-Ftouh [area], it’s a road for all the citizens of north Lebanon,” the statement read.
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